Márquez A, Torres S H, Finol H J, Figueroa L, de Blanco M C
Acta Cient Venez. 1989;40(4):251-3.
A 56 year-old man with diabetes mellitus and pain, muscle weakness and wasting in both thighs, of three months duration, had a diagnosis of diabetic amyotrophy. The ultrastructural study of a biopsy from quadriceps femoris muscle showed usual findings in muscle fibers and two not previously reported alterations: capillary necrosis and mononuclear cell infiltration consisting of macrophages, lymphocytes and plasma cells. The etiopathogenesis of muscle damage in diabetic amyotrophy is discussed.
一名56岁男性，患有糖尿病，双大腿疼痛、肌肉无力及萎缩3个月，诊断为糖尿病性肌萎缩。股四头肌活检的超微结构研究显示肌纤维有常见表现，还有两种以前未报道的改变：毛细血管坏死以及由巨噬细胞、淋巴细胞和浆细胞组成的单核细胞浸润。本文讨论了糖尿病性肌萎缩中肌肉损伤的病因发病机制。
